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Cross-Cultural Research on Parents: Applications to the Care and Education of Children Introduction to the Issue
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Harkness, Sara; Super, Charles M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
The seven papers in this issue address a variety of challenges that parents in several different cultural places encounter as they do their best to ensure their children's safe, happy, and successful development from infancy through middle childhood: infant sleep, developmental agendas, temperament, preschools, academic success, and learning to be…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Barriers, Cultural Differences, Child Development
"Holding Culture in Her Hand:" Immersion and Understanding
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Ross-Bernstein, Judith – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2005
Coming upon Devon McKenna's entry one might ask two questions. First, why send undergraduates, specifically potential early childhood professionals, abroad? Second, why send them to Sweden? To both, the answer drawn from a comprehensive worldwide review of early childhood program provision provides an elegant recognition: "It is said that the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Well Being, Young Children, Foreign Countries
Early Childhood Culture and Education for Children's Rights
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Qvarsell, Birgitta – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
Young children below school-age, especially those under three, have gotten more and more attention paid to them during the last years. Is it for good or for bad? Extreme and consequential views and actions towards (especially) the youngest children may result in problems--for the children. This essay presents a discussion about different ways to…
Descriptors: Young Children, Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education, Child Development
The Day-Care Dilemma: A Scandinavian Perspective.
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Wolfe, Alan – Public Interest, 1989
Describes public day care in Scandinavian countries. Argues that a "second welfare state" has emerged to carry out some family functions. Discusses repercussions for children and families, as well as problems of equity, quality, and bureaucratization in the system. Suggests that the United States can benefit from Scandinavian experience.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Day Care
Children's Right to Democratic Upbringings
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Lindahl, Marita – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
Western preschools and schools find it important to nurture democracy. However, in order to succeed in nurturing democracy, democratic ideas must be implemented in all situations. Education alone, therefore, is not enough. All children must experience real influence over their situations, and experience the opportunity for self-determination in…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education
Collected Papers: Inter-Institutional Seminar in Childhood Education (8th, Ogden, Utah, August, 1979).
Gardner, Ruth C., Ed. – 1979
This document consists of a collection of papers presented during the 1979 Utah Inter-Institutional Seminar in Childhood Education. Introductory lectures provide an overview of theories of human development and indicate techniques for understanding child behavior. Self-reflection by teachers and techniques for influencing children are emphasized.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Curiosity